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Chapter 5 - Beaver, Bison, and Black Robes: Montana's Fur Trade, 1800 - 1860

 

Online textbook: Chapter 5 - (.pdf)

Worksheet 1: Smallpox and the Slaughter of the Bison - (.pdf)

Worksheet 2: Map Skills - (.pdf)

Learning from Historical Documents:

Broadside Announcing the Auction of Buffalo Robes, 1877

Interesting Links

Hear some Métis fiddle tunes and learn the importance of the fiddle in Métis culture.

Wherelandwriteshistory

Canadian Cree, E. S. Paxson, 1905, Montana Historical Society Museum

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